My fellow authors… Like many of you, I’ve been reading all the publishing insider’s 2015 industry predictions. The outlook appears quite dire and challenging, especially if you believe Mark Coker. I usually side with J.A. Konrath in these matters, but he has…
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50 Ideas to Help to Sell 10,000 copies of your Book (Reblog from Author James W. Lewis)
AD.com note: Three and a half years ago, I joined forces with author’s Stephanie Casher and James W. Lewis to form independent publishing venture – The Pantheon Collective. At the time, James was the debut author with his novel Sellout,…
Tagged with: author discovery, book advertising, book awards, book discoverability, book marketing, indie publishing, kdp select, Omar Luqmaan-Harris, qwantu amaru
Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing, discoverability, Reblogs
Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing, discoverability, Reblogs
Author Richard Stephenson’s tips on how to hit an author discovery home run right out the gate
AD.com: Welcome to AuthorDiscovery,com, Richard. We’re big fans of your book Collapse over here and eagerly awaiting the follow-up, Resistance (due July 15, 2013). Collapse was your debut novel, yet you have a presence and following usually reserved for authors with…
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Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing, discoverability
Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing, discoverability
KDP Select Still Works in 2013 (or how my novel was downloaded 17,000 times in 3 days)
One of my pet-peeves is the so-called marketing expert who has no proof to show for all their wisdom, knowledge, and so-called advice. With that in mind, I felt it is only right to let you know how my latest…
What’s happening with the Amazon Affiliate Program – An Update from Anthony Wessel of Digital Book Today
In February 2013, Amazon announced changes to the Amazon affiliate program, via their updated Terms of Service that states: if we determine you are primarily promoting free Kindle eBooks (i.e., eBooks for which the customer purchase price is $0.00), YOU…
5 Reasons why Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads is a match made in heaven for Author Discovery and Book Marketing
If you haven’t noticed by now, I enjoy taking the contrary point of view whenever possible. When everyone is running to the right, I invariably have to go left. It is with this spirit that I review the recent acquisition…
Why I’m All in with KDP Select
Before we get into why I’m all in with KDP Select, first let’s cover the basics. Amazon announced the Kindle Direct Publishing Select Program back in December 2011 designed to let indie authors and publishers “make money in a whole…
Confessions of a Book Promotion Junkie: Unfound
These are the confessions of a book promotion junkie. What follows is a detailed account of my addiction and how I feed it. It’s every author’s worst nightmare. No, not the dreaded 1 star review. Those are hard to stomach,…
Confessions of a Book Promotion Junkie – The Money Pit
These are the confessions of a book promotion junkie. What follows is a detailed account of my addiction and how I feed it. This blog post is rather lengthy with lots of numbers (and a little math) so consider yourself…
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Posted in Book Discovery, Book Marketing
Confessions of a Book Promotion Junkie – Free Dumb
These are the confessions of a book promotion junkie. What follows is a detailed account of my addiction and how I feed it. Authors note: I spent 12 years writing, editing, and preparing One Blood for the world. I have…
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